[학술논문] Discursive Construction of Authoritarian Cooperation: A Comparative Media Analysis of DPRK-Russia Relations (2024-2026)

...relationship is transactional or strategic, it analyzes state-controlled media—Rodong Sinmun and Rossiyskaya Gazeta—between 2024 and early 2026. Using a mixed-methods approach that combines thematic analysis and qualitative terminology tracking, the study demonstrates that each regime emphasizes distinct areas that reflect its structural vulnerabilities and strategic needs. While Russia gradually adopts the term...

[학술논문] Framing the self and the other : Ideological recontextualisation in North Korean English and Russian textbooks

This study examines how North Korean English and Russian textbooks function as instruments of ideological (re)framing in foreign language education. Using frame theory and qualitative discourse analysis, it analyses six middle-school textbooks (2000–2008). The English textbooks construct a binary between the ‘virtuous socialist self’ and the ‘corrupt capitalist other’, while the Russian textbooks promote...

[학술논문] Top Elite Rearrangement during Political Succession in the Authoritarian Regime: A Comparative Case Study of Two Successions in North Korea

...period enabled a smoother transition, whereas Kim Jong Un faced difficulties due to inherited elite networks. These findings provide insights into North Korea’s potential future successions and contribute to broader theories of authoritarian regime stability. This research employs qualitative analysis of historical records and secondary sources, contributing to theories of personalist dictatorships.

[학술논문] Sport Policy in North Korea: Regime-Specific Trajectories and Challenges

...trajectory of North Korea’s sports policy across the regimes of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un, with a focus on both regime-specific characteristics and structural challenges. METHOD Qualitative content analysis was applied as a research method, and after collecting and reviewing related literature and previous studies, the main concepts and contexts were coded and the characteristics of each regime...

[학술논문] Qualitative Integrative Analysis of Chung Ju-yung’s Leadership: Reconstructing K-Leadership Based on Morality, Communality, and Global Contribution

...between the normative principles articulated in traditional thought and the empirical dimensions identified in contemporary leadership research across the three value axes. Furthermore, an in-depth analysis of Chung Ju-yung’s leadership—illustrated through cases such as shipyard construction, the Gyeongbu Expressway, entry into the Middle East, and the cattle drive to North Korea—reveals that moral judgment...

[국내] Top Elite Rearrangement during Political Succession in the Authoritarian Regime: A Comparative Case Study of Two Successions in North Korea

...period enabled a smoother transition, whereas Kim Jong Un faced difficulties due to inherited elite networks. These findings provide insights into North Korea’s potential future successions and contribute to broader theories of authoritarian regime stability. This research employs qualitative analysis of historical records and secondary sources, contributing to theories of personalist dictatorships.

[국내] 2021 빅데이터와 평화연구: 한미∙북미 관계(2001-2020)를 통해 살펴본 한반도의 평화

...relations affect inter-Korean relations? Many researchers have already tried to answer this research question through qualitative analysis. However, unlike previous studies and research trends, the study aims to answer this question by employing big data and quantitative analysis. To this end, the author quantified and examined the changes in South Korea-US, North Korea-US, and inter-Korean relations...